Puzzle.



H. W. GADWBLL.

PUZZLE. APPLxoA'non FILED JUNE 5, 2908.

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` HARRY W. CADWELL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PUZZLE.

Application ied June 5, 1908.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY W. CADwnLL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates particularly to apuzzle, especially designed inthe present instance for advertising purposes, and it consists inthenovel construction of a device of this character, in the arrangement andcombination of its various parts, and in certain details of constructionas will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawings-Figure l is a view in front elevation of an embodimentof my invention; Fig. 2 is a. similar view, showing the parts in adifferent position; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the members ofthe device; Fig. el is a vertical central section through a modiliedform; and Figs. 5, 6 and T are views similar to Fig. l showing furthermodifications.

In general, the device or appliance is composed of complementary membersarranged one upon the other for relative movement, one of the membersbeing provided with a plurality of characters, and the other with a lessnumber of apertures or other suitable sight openings adapted to registerwith the characters, the latter being so arranged upon their member thatcollectively they convey no meaning, but upon proper shifting of t-hemembers in relation to each other the characters displayed through theopenings will be comprehensible.

In the several figures of the drawing with the exception of Fig. 7 thecomplementary members are in the form of disks A and B, pivoted one tothe other centrally, as at C, for relative rotary movement. Upon thedisk A are arranged a series of characters D, preferably letters, asshown in Fig. 3, which extend entirely about the peripheral portion ofthe member. The member B is provided with a series of openings, as E,separated one from another by intervening portions F of the disk body.The openings are seven in number in the figure referred to, and are of asize to display in each instance one of the letters of the series, whilethe intervening portions F are of suihcient width to cover a letter, thearrangement being such Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Serial N0. 436,855.

that alternate letters of the series will be exhibited.

One arrangement of the characters or letters is clearly shown in Figs.i, 2 and 3. The positioning of the characters is such that in therelative position of the members as shown in Fig. l the lettersdisplayed spell the name of the State Florida, all other letters in theseries being concealed by the intervening portions of the disk and thedisk body. Upon further rotation of the disk B in relation to the memberA, the letters New York appear, and upon still further relative rotationof the parts the letters of the States wWyomingP Indiana, Georgia 7 andAlabama will be exhibited successively. During' the relative rotation ofthe disks, however, as will be obvious from the arrangement of thecharacters set forth, various letters will be exhibited through theseveral openings in the disk 3 intermediate the relative positions ofthe disks when the names of the States are exhibited, but no words areformed by these letters, so that the meaning of the characters isunintelligible.

In Fig. 5 a slightly modified form of appliance is shown, but twoopenings a and o being formed in the member B, with a single interveningportion c. A suitable series of letters or other characters, as CZ,appears upon the peripheral portion Aof the complementary member A. Inthis construction, letters forming more than one word may appear in thecomplementary openings in place of the single letters asv previouslydescribed.

I have shown in Fig. 6 a still further modification wherein but a singleopening c is formed in the member B, so that upon properly shifting thelatter member in relation to its complementary disk section an entireword will be displayed. Finally, in Fig. 7 members G H are shown mountedone upon the other for relative longitudinal movement, instead of rotarymovement as in the previous construction referred to. The arrangement ofthe letters and openings may be similar to that previously set forth.Upon the body portion of the disk, advertising matter of any suitablecharacter may be placed.

In Fig. l a construction of the appliance is shown similar to thatillustrated in Fig. 1, with the exception that a third disk, as B', ispivoted to the member A on the side opposite the member B. This may beprovided with openings similar to the openings in the member B, and theside of the disk A adjoining the member B may have printed peripherallythereon letters or other characters similar to those appearing upon itsopposite side.

It will be readily seen from the description of the appliance that theconstruction of the parts and the arrangement of the characters is suchthat in one or more predetermined relative positions of the memberscomprehensible subject-matter Will be exhibited through the sightopenings, While in other positions of the parts the matter viewablethrough the sight openings Will be unintelligible. V

That l claim as my invention is,-

l. An appliance of the character described, consisting of superimposedrelatively movable members one provided with a series of characters, andthe other with openings registering with the characters, the latterbeing' so disposed that in certain relative positions of the members aWord or phrase Will be exposed through the openings, While in otherpositions of the parts the exposed characters will be collectivelyunintelligible.

2. An appliance of the character set forth, consisting of superin'iposedrelatively movable members, one having' arranged thereon a continuousseries of le ters and the other a series of openings of less number thanthe letters and registering with the latter, the letters being' soarranged that in certain relative positions of the members a Word orWords Will be exposed through the-openings, .While in other positions ofthe members the exposed letters will convey no meaning.

3. An appliance of the character set forth, consisting of twosuperimposed centrally pivoted disks, one provided with acircumyferential series of letters and the other with a series of spacedopenings of less number than and registering with the letters, theletters being so arranged in the series that collectively they willconvey no meaning, but in certain relative positions of the men bersletters forming Words Will be successively exhibited through the saidopenings.

4:. An appliance of the characterdescribed, consisting of superimposedrelatively movable members provided one With a series of lcharactersthereon and the other with sight openings adapted to register at onetime With a portion of the characters, the arrangement of the latterbeing such that in a predetermined relative position of the memberscomprehensible matter Will be exhibited through the openings, while inother positions of the members the matter viewable through the openingswill be unintelligible.

5. An appliance ofthe character described, consisting of superimposedrelatively movable members, one member being provided `with a series ofcharacters, the series being unintelligible in the aggregate, butineluding a plurality of characters that when displayed to the exclusionof the remainder of the series portray intelligible matter, and theother member being fashioned to disclose said plurality of charactersupon a eertain relative position of the -members AWhile concealing theremainder of the series.

In testimony whereof I athx my signature m presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY W. CADVELL.

lVitnesses NELLIE KINSELLA, JAMES l). BARRY.

